Merino boys 4-6 after beating Akron

Girls slide to 3-7

MERINO --The Merino boys broke a two-game losing streak on Saturday as the Rams played host to the other Rams from Akron.

Merino won 82-80, barely holding on to a first half lead after being outscored by 10 points in the final half. Merino was up 29-24 after the first quarter and held a 12-point, 49-37 edge after the end of the second. They lost seven points off their lead in the third and were outscored 26-23 in the final quarter.

Connor Fiscus led the way with 30 points for Merino. Theo Kurtzer scored more of the rest with 27 points. He also had seven rebounds. Jorden Jole and Trevor Rinaldo each scored eight points and Jole led the team with nine rebounds.

Kurtzer and Fiscus each had five assists.

The Merino Rams lost on Friday to Holyoke 65-60 despite rallying with 26 points in the final quarter. Kurtzer and Fiscus each had 21 points in the loss. Merino also lost on Tuesday, falling 62-55 to Wiggins in a game where Kurtzer scored 27 and both Cody Burkey and Fiscus scored 12.

Merino now challenges Yuma on Friday in a game they host. Merino is just 1-4 at home.

Girls

The Merino girls are 3-7 on the season after having lost on Saturday to Akron 78-24, and Friday to Holyoke 63-26.

The Lady Rams' last win was on Tuesday, when they beat Wiggins 37-25 after scoring 13 in the second quarter and holding on to the lead for the rest of the game.

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